G4409: πρωτεύω
prōteúō · “be first”
Definition
to be first (in rank or influence)
KJV translates it as: have the preeminence
Word origin: from G4413 (πρῶτος);
Extended definition
πρωτεύω
(πρῶτος) [in LXX: Est.5:11, 2Ma.6:18 2Mac 13:15 * ;]
to be first, pre-eminent, have the first place: Col.1:18.†
(AS)
(πρῶτος) [in LXX: Est.5:11, 2Ma.6:18 2Mac 13:15 * ;]
to be first, pre-eminent, have the first place: Col.1:18.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4409 is translated
- holding preeminence; ×1
Bible verses with G4409 (prōteúō)
Prōteúō appears in 1 verse.
- Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.